Exact solutions of time-delay integer- and fractional-order advection equations

Abstract

Transport phenomena play a vital role in various fields of science and engineering. In this work, exact solutions are derived for advection equations with integer- and fractional-order time derivatives and a constant time-delay in the spatial derivative. Solutions are obtained, for arbitrary separable initial conditions, by incorporating recently introduced delay functions in a separation of variables approach. Examples are provided showing oscillatory and translatory behaviours that are fundamentally different to standard propagating wave solutions.

Keywords

• Advection equation
• Time-delay
• Exact solutions
• Separation of variables
• Special functions